Patents by Inventor Steven E. Hinde

Steven E. Hinde has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mould filling method
    Patent number: 9808957
    Abstract: A method of filling a mold with a settable material, such as a cementitious mixture, is disclosed. The mold includes a plurality of cavities that open to a top face of the mold, and is suitable for forming building elements, such as pavers, for covering surfaces. The method includes providing an additional volume per unit area of settable material to at least part of selected ones of the cavities, and compacting the settable material in at least part of all of the cavities, including the additional volume per unit area of settable material provided to the selected ones of the cavities, to substantially the same thickness. A mold and a scraper suitable for use in the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Scherer, Leonard Browning, Robert J. Lundell, Steven E. Hinde
  • MOULD FILLING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130049260
    Abstract: A method of filling a mould with a settable material, such as a cementitious mixture, is disclosed. The mould includes a plurality of cavities that open to a top face of the mould, and is suitable for forming building elements, such as pavers, for covering surfaces. The method includes providing an additional volume per unit area of settable material to at least part of selected ones of the cavities, and compacting the settable material in at least part of all of the cavities, including the additional volume per unit area of settable material provided to the selected ones of the cavities, to substantially the same thickness. A mould and a scraper suitable for use in the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: OLDCASTLE APG, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Scherer, Leonard Browning, Robert J. Lundell, Steven E. Hinde